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EN 1.3961 Alloy vs. EN 1.3555 Steel

Both EN 1.3961 alloy and EN 1.3555 steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3961 alloy and the bottom bar is EN 1.3555 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 1.3
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
11
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
90

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 130
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 60.7 to 65
85.4 to 87.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 35 to 37
3.2 to 3.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.3